Fixing Refrigerator

Angelika wrote:Hi Kathy, in times like these, and I've had a few since my layoff, I tap into my trusty Female In Distress persona -- her name is Honey. Honey West (haha) In my case, Honey New England.

Then I take Honey to Home Depot or Auto Zone, even the mechanic and smartly ask questions. I find the right intellectual and mechanical man to do the job and soon enough he's doing the job.

He gets some cash in his pocket and I get my repair done on the cheap.

Try it. I think you may get lucky.

Okay men in the forum, this is how women have been taking care of their families for centuries. On a shoestring, no man in the house.

But com'on if you got some zingers for me, lemme have it.

knarf wrote:Post the make and model # so a few of us can do some research for you.
My bet is still on the auto defroster crapping out. Pretty common problem for the time frame. When it goes into the defrost cycle, it locks out the compressor from running. Hence, no cold air.

booniebeast wrote:

knarf wrote:Post the make and model # so a few of us can do some research for you.
My bet is still on the auto defroster crapping out. Pretty common problem for the time frame. When it goes into the defrost cycle, it locks out the compressor from running. Hence, no cold air.

Good point. Dont some refriges, and I'll bet Sears is one. have 10 year warranties on certain parts beyond the standard? I recall compressors being one of them? Just a thought!

TR11005 wrote:If you don't have the manual that came with it. Find the manufacturer and model number, then go to the company's website. They usually have a troubleshooting area before you call someone. Perhaps a nice neighbor can help. Check your settings.

kshort wrote:I know I posted about this on UF, but I thought I'd try again. I have a Kenmore refrigerator, with the freezer on the bottom. It is only 6 years old, and looks brand new. Right after Christmas it stopped making cold air-everything is room temperature. I unplugged it for a while, then plugged it in again-no cold air. I vacuumed it the best I could. There is no access to coils in the back (if they are even there). Just to get someone in to do an estimate costs a bunch because it is a service call. With no money, I can't have anyone come in like that. Does anyone have any ideas of what I might be able to do to figure it out without calling the service guy? I know nothing about nothing, but I can follow directions if I need to. I never realized how hard it is without a refrig. Can't have anything that needs to be refrigerated or frozen. A friend lent me one of those small refrigerators like college kids have, but it doesn't keep things very cold, so I can only use it for juice, butter, and stuff like that. I tried even putting stuff out in the snow, but that didn't work-treated myself to some ice cream back when the weather was so cold and snowy. I ate some of it, and put the rest outside. Later, I went to get some more, and it was all melted-what a disappointment! (I'm totally addicted to ice cream!). Boy, we take so much for granted, don't we? Thanks for any ideas. Kathy

knarf wrote:This is the site I spoke of. They have their own forum with many pros answering your questions.

http://fixitnow.com/